Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-16
roNFy WHO SCREAM

L-,ailer, Wherever there are
aaV mere will be found women who
zen ~ ~ lives to the practice of the
infamous species of extort'on,
no. been very fortunate in
la't sor many years, because of
W -nosnres. but that rich men are
B. :. ~ blaekmailed here now Is GER
DS4 Thsse women, as a rule, select for
Tins men who have at some time
80 themselves open to suspicion
- and who are therefore doubly
liai4 :, scandal, or men who natural
l'J ~ slightest reflection upon their
mes - and who, rather than take q
"a will pay out money to these
ANXIOUS shsrpers'
~ Of these invade she offices OF
and Business mes as agents Tor
Of various portable articles,
~ If their nefarious exploits are
~ every hand b<t they are seldom
shed. uu ;;
i ha' the worst of mankind and
\. wan of spotless life and the wo-
n vbitest sanctity, but a strange
.;.s eyigeney become the uncoEsc
rta5sretes of the female black
These aiventuressess pretend to
5ov. Of soldiers seeking q pension,
= are gathering subscriptions for
ral.knoyn charity, or they are sell
49, or verks of art or stationery
i almost any pretense is used for
,rrpose Of seeing the banker, mer-
or lawyer alone.
rrav seem, surprising that q lawyer
be entrepped, but it has been done.
saof Alexander Hamilton is his
Hewas entraPped by volup-
yomsn and acceded TO some of her
mas for money, bat when she and
,stepded husband went too far he
I'D The whole matter in a public
al the same time Indignantly
nc hat he had ever used Ibis place
r,sts-y of the treasury, which he
,slS TO further the intreets of the
rsr. That letter twitche6 the fangs
NJ serpeuts month, and Alexander
hon died. as he had lived, the Idol
people,
,s,e of a young New 3 ork lawyer
Do but short time ago. He had q
risctice in civil oeses but knew
No Of the criminal classes. The
ot5ress in this ease vase handso me
In of 80. well dressed, and modest in
nor. he subcrjbed for the eRgrsv-
and she delivered them weekly
sr the third caA the clerk heSpd q
Re between the woman and the lGwy-
.ho private Office. The womsn's
vas angry and threatening; the law
in lover one, was pleading and ex-
ratiBg. She lent ina few minU tes, APP
rtly IN a state Of great excitement
sgrer. % was noticed, became ner-
and prsoeeapieG- The woman called
week for four months. Then tbs
& lawyer oaasulted another ia the
nal practice, revealed tie fact that
third call which the woman made
purpose eff leGging tSto eEgravings,
ad asked for $40 as q gift. II 'he
Eed she would 90 20 his wife, to whom
ID beer marCied emily two years, end
eI that she had l. cen la the habit Of
on him, and thGt ehad conducted
ELI in en- improper manner. He had
81 refused 10 give her 5 the ua0ney,
bad Sefad her TO DO her utmost.
lett Ae- address,, however, and said
II she did not receive, TIE money 10y
toe AeIJ dCy she world carry her
int execution. He was a 91EDa-
tote L o'clock the nextEay, however
ID decided that it would be better
: tee - week &c the price of her
Zee de weekly paid it f9- about f0sr
tl'- and then called in the assistance
ctlDlna lawyer, who at once sent g
i've to bic Office to await the arrival
V0neR who ives to come thGk
ep aae woman came the detective 3
Eas bent oyerG desk in the outer
sPpase2tly engaged in clerieel
ne seeognMed he- at once as an
htuFe7s vel known to Il G police
4oEea her 90 enter the lawyers pri-
Olaee &c, Aer weekly blaokmail, ant
Vlt&eut scene When s63 stepped
le elevator he followed. She recog
a,G with q black look of estonish-
he did nat address Ger until they
70 tae stre@ and the other passen
W zoe elevator were ont Of bearing
DC said 10 har:
'+ Noble, see yea ore at your Old
gam ain your"
sil net reply.
En- be added
'- trouble yea to give ne -saa4 S25
''s III yoar pocket"
roman gave d up.
said tie detective. Il am 90
-s With you Mollia. Where do
'ooS the elevated road and went
--lasome fat up town. The ,door
sI'l by an old woman, apparently
'~5sf womaa's mother- a6.d abe
~ " servant The surroundings
r,''ac'lYe. everything had the ap-
% OK a re6ae5 and respectable
4oe detective said to the adEen-
y. am going TO search the honse
-o-ey you have taken from the
aoI { do that, she answered. Il
t !Cs all that l have" And she
'.'1sat aim about $50. Then the
'.5 left He know that he could
-O's and that if he arrested her
'o1.d aecesssrily be unwelcome
j.! Tor Der victim. The LAWYER
,olb.ea thereafter. The same
~" at work on other victims.
40 aays been blackmailad do not
sun plain; and thus women of
',sf on society almost with i'm
4-. '7,tymaU paid blackmail for